Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

Box Office Boffo: “Toy Story 5” Clears $200 Million US in Just 5 Days, Running $45 Mil Ahead of 2019 Installment

It must be pandemonium in Cineplexes right now. "Toy Story 5" actually crossed the $200 million line yesterday. It took five days (six if you...

Jacob Elordi, Safdie Brothers, Simu Liu, Josh O’Connor, Josh Gad, Sara Barielles Can All Vote for the Oscars Now

Jacob Elordi, Safdie Brothers, Simu Liu, Josh O'Connor, Josh Gad, Sara Barielles, Lily Rabe, and Jon Bernthal can all vote for the Oscars now. So...

Exclusive: Once Hot Lizzo Sold Only 585 Copies of New Album This Week As Fans Have Abandoned Her Since Lawsuits

Lizzo was not so long ago the biggest music star. She sold millions of records, and ruled the charts. She played her flute on "Saturday...

Exclusive: Oprah Insisted Five Years Ago Whitney Houston Did NOT Fall Off Her Stage Because of Drugs — On the Record, and on Video

I'm late to this story. But I'm very surprised that Oprah Winfrey is declaring negative things about Whitney Houston. Oprah made the remarks in her speech...

Broadway is Coming to the Hamptons: Norm Lewis, Tony and Drama Desk Nominee, “Phantom” Star, Kicks off Cafe Carlyle Type Songbook Series

We all love Cafe Carlyle on the Upper East Side. It's the rare gem of the city, with lots of stars performing to intimate...

Rocker Daryl Hall, of Hall & Oates Fame, Says He’s Gotten a Kidney Transplant: Not Just His Kiss Was on ‘the List’

Not just his kiss was on the list. So was his kidney. Darryl Hall says he got a kidney transplant recently and he's already feeling better. God...

Heart of Kryponite: Debbie Harry, Chris Stein of Blondie Steal the Show at Super “Supergirl” Premiere at Brooklyn Opera House

And so we headed to the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the premiere of DC Comics (aka Warner...

RIP Clive Davis, 94, Genius Mega Music Mogul with Golden Ears Legacy from Janis Joplin to Whitney, Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Patti Smith, More

Tributes will be pouring in today for Clive Davis, the mega music mogul who has passed away at age 94. Vital til the end, Clive...

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